* sez - "Sometimes money trumps life"

[Indenturedebtor]

http://environment.newscientist.com/article/mg19726482.700-white-house-ignored-air-quality-advice.html

For many researchers, the Bush administration will be best remembered for the way it has manipulated scientific advice for political ends. The latest evidence of this tactic is a controversial proposal to change the way US air-quality standards are set, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) in Washington DC.

When the Environmental Protection Agency said last week that it would beef up air-quality controls by cutting ground-level ozone limits from 80 parts per billion to 75 ppb, it seemed like good news. Ozone can trigger respiratory problems and heart attacks. The new rules should save lives and, by cutting pressure on hospitals, might create financial benefits that outweigh the cost of implementing the changes.

However, around a year ago the EPA's own scientific advisers told the agency that there was "overwhelming" evidence that an even tighter limit of 70 ppb would save thousands more lives. The decision to ignore that advice has angered public-health groups.

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[Uncle Joe]

1. They don't care about the people.

Thanks for the thread, Indenturedebtor.

[Initech]

2. Money trumps everything.

[hvn_nbr_2]

4. For this gang, money IS everything.

Anything that isn't money is just some worthless (no money) loser's fantasy.

[Karenina]

3. Money trumps peace, life, health, the EARTH...